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96 Year Old Lady Laps Indy at 180MPH
2008-05-23 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor Although 96 year old Edith Pittenger has been going to the Indy 500 since 1965, this year, she finally got to see the iconic track from the driver's perspective. For Christmas, her kids gave the great-great-grandmother... More About: Lady , Year
Ford To Introduce Functional Fridge in 2009 Flex
2008-05-23 00:00:00 By Jen Dunnaway Editor Unlike those beverage-cooling cupholders that run off the a/c system, Ford 's new in-car fridge has its own compressor and claims to be able to lower the temperature of foods and beverages up to 41 degrees. Though... More About: Flex , Fridge
Gallery: Redneck Swimming Pools
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By Jen Dunnaway Editor Rob tells me that the "redneck swimming pool" gag is a total cliché , but I have to say I never knew that filling your tarp-lined pickup bed with water was actually that widespread a practice... More About: Swimming , Gallery , Pools , Redneck
Chevy Aveo vs. Kia Rio: Which Would You Choose?
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By Rob Editor-in-Chief This week's shitbox Showroom Showdown is all about being practical and economical. These were the two cheapest four door vehicles I could find on Edmunds--both cars list for less than $11k. I was expecting better gas mileage,... More About: Choose , Chevy
Alice Cooper's Avanti on eBay!
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By Jen Dunnaway Editor $25K isn't actually bad for a mint LS-powered Avanti , but in this particular case, the star power doesn't seem to be doing anything to help the sale. Maybe it's because the penalties for trace amounts of... More About: Ebay , Alice
Camaro Focus Group
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief Tim De Young, who posts over at 5thgen.org, was selected to be a part of a 15 member focus group which got to see and drive both the V8 and V6 Camaro s at the General Motors... More About: Focus , Group
Battle Royale: GT-R Times Four!
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor If I have to listen to commentary I don't understand, I'd really prefer it to be Japanese?that language just sounds awesome. Of course, when a video features four generations of Nissan's halo car battling on the... More About: Times , Battle , Battle Royale , Royale
This Just In: New on the Net
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor On this day way back in 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris, completing the first solo flight across the Atlantic. Roughly 11 years later, after informing authorities he was planning to fly from New York to...
Mr. Angry Reviews GRID
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By Mike Musto AKA Mr. Angry For us gamers out there choosing the right racing game can be a true PITA. You have Forza Motorsports 2, Gran Turismo, Burnout, etc., etc. Well, now there's a new kid in town and... More About: Reviews , Grid
Meth Addict Psycho-Calls 911 For Cab, Gets Cop Car Instead
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By Jen Dunnaway Editor A man in Waco, Texas, reportedly called 911 fifteen times in a row after his cab took too long to arrive, finally causing exasperated dispatchers to send him a black-and-white cab with flashing lights on top.... More About: Psycho , Calls , Addict
Jalopnik Sketches the 2010 Mustang
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief I posted last week about Car and Driver's rendering of the 2010 Mustang . Well today our buddies at Jalopnik posted their own sketches, which differ substantially from the Car and Driver drawings. Who's right? Time will... More About: Sketches
VW Truck Crash Test: It's Not Chinese, But It Might As Well Be
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By Jen Dunnaway Editor While we've been accused of Western propaganda for airing the mind-numbing crash tests of China's car manufacturers, we generally feel that these videos speak for themselves. And when I came across this disastrous crash-test video mislabled... More About: Truck , Chinese , Test , Crash
Personal Congrats to CarDomain's 600,000th Member
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By Rich Truesdell Automotive Traveler As a 1964 to 1969 Rambler American/Rogue owner (I have three, an original 6-cylinder 1964 440 Convertible, a mild pro-street V8 1968 Rouge 2-door hardtop, and a V8 1969 American 440 station wagon done up... More About: Personal
Baja Bronco
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief Jaeson's '72 Bronco is one of approximately 650 Baja Broncos produced between 1971 and 1975. These were "limited production duplicates" of the Stroppe team vehicles that were so successful racing the Baja 500 and 1000 in...
Chevy Mocks Citroen's "Transformers" Ad
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor A few years back, Citroen ran a campaign where its C4 transformed into a dancing robot. The commercial is actually pretty dope, but I have to say I like the way Chevy mocks it in the... More About: Transformers
Talking Tools: What's Your Favorite?
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By Ron aka WayTooFurious When talking to some friends about our favorite car-related tools recently, everyone seemed a bit surprised when I said my current favorite is a cement mixer. Perhaps I should explain. Since I'm on holidays, I have... More About: Tools , Talking , Favorite
At Last: Jonathon Picks Up The Scion
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor Well, it's been a little while?and by "a little while," I mean like, a year?since we were supposed to hook Jonathon up with his new Scion xD, but today, we finally made good on the deal....
Has Indy Lost Some of its Luster?
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor This weekend, I'm flying to Indianapolis for the Indy 500, and I'm completely stoked. So I was a little surprised to stumble across this MSNBC article detailing how it's lost some its luster. Because the race... More About: Lost
Is CarDomain Getting More Old-School?
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By Jen Dunnaway Editor A number of us here at CarDomain who watch the Newest Rides ticker every day have been noticing that the number of vintage rides getting added to the site appears to be creeping up lately. Just... More About: School , Old School
Automotive History Game: Post Your Score!
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief How's your 50s and 60s American automotive knowledge? Take this 17 question quiz and find out. And when you're done with that, take the engine identification quiz. Post your scores, and let us know if you... More About: History , Automotive , Game , Score
One smart Perspective
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor Right before we were about to head out to lunch yesterday, Ryan spied a couple meter maid mobiles parked across from CarDomain World Headquarters, and he jumped at the chance to snap a picture of his... More About: Smart , Perspective
Sketchy and Gross: Man Claims To Have Had Sex With 1000 Cars
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By Jen Dunnaway Editor And you thought those "furry" people had problems? There's something a lot worse, and it reportedly lives right here in Washington. A local man named Edward Smith claims that he's had sexual relations with a thousand... More About: Cars , Claims , Gross
Import Cop Cars? Yea or Ney?
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief Do you have any import cop cars in your town? What do you think? More About: Cars , Import
Bullrun 2008: Team Angry
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By Mike Musto AKA Mr. Angry That?s right, we?re back for Bullrun 2008 and Team Angry is going to do things a little differently this time around. This year we have a few surprises up our sleeves. Work began immediately...
Rip Van Winkle's Hemi GTX at Estate Auction
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief This '68 GTX has been sitting for 40 years and has just 5,831 miles on the clock. And it's not on eBay. It will be sold alongside a bunch of tractors, antiques and miscellaneous junk at... More About: Estate , Auction
How to Jolly Well Beat High Gas Prices
2008-05-22 00:00:00 By Dan Strohl Hemmings Motor News This four-dollar gas ain't just hurting new car manufacturers. Collector car enthusiasts are feeling the pinch too, and many have already told me that they?ll be curtailing or altogether cutting out their show schedules... More About: Gas Prices , High , Beat , Prices
Ultra-Sweet Volvo Tandem Car
2008-05-21 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor Volvo has stated that its goal is to completely eliminate accidents in the future. But if the ridiculously hot Tandem Car becomes a reality, other drivers might be too captivated to pay attention to the road.... More About: Ultra , Sweet
DUB Atlanta: We've Got the Pics
2008-05-21 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor Along with Miami, Atlanta has a reputation for being one of the hottest stops on the DUB tour, and as expected, there were a ton of dope rides on the floor. The paint on this Atlanta-themed...
$7,300 for a Geo Metro???
2008-05-21 00:00:00 By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief I mentioned the rising prices for used Geo Metro s in New on the Net last week. There's a longer article on this trend today on CNN. I'm seriously having trouble believing someone paid $7,300 for a...
Rally Review: Sardinia 2008
More articles from this author:2008-05-21 00:00:00 By Evan NWSilverado The Rally D'Italia Sardegna is based on the Island of Sardinina off the west coast of Italy. It's gravel stages are some of the narrowest on the circuit, and there isn't room for mistakes. After 17 stages... More About: Review , 2008 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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